Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-14
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE,
LINDEN

Mrs. David Rowe and daughter have
returned home after stay of several
months at Iron Mountain, Michigan
Mrs. Rowe will leave here on Tuesday
with her Soa, for Monticello. where
they will remain for some time. and
her daughter will return to Iron
Mountain.
n. Tredinick is improving after his
recent spell of sickness.
Almost twenty young folks from
Linden went to Edmund on Friday
last to attend the birthday party OF
Minnie Baker.
Miss Ella Hicks received fine
organ Friday last from J. P. Hankins
of Mineral Point. She will doubtless
be an excellent musician as she is very
quick to learn.
Mrs. Ella Wearne has shipped hel
goods to Omaha, Neb., and will join
her husband, who is engaged in team.
ing at that place. She will leave in
company with J. B. Hughes and Viii
Wearne the latter part of this week.
Farmers are having hard time try,
ing to save their millet crop. Some
are having their corn threshed. Run,
ming it through threshing machine
besides Smelling the corn and breaking
the cob tears up the stocks so that they
can all be eaten by stock.
l. H. Baker is recovering from al
attack of typhoid fever.
J. F. Rule and Harry Fal have
came home from Galena, where they
have been working in the railroad tun,
mel for the past two months. They
say that the ground is very heavy, and
it will be long time before the work
is finished.
The school trustees have purchased
a fine stove, which has been placed
in the upper room of the school house
1t came out from Mineral Point or
Saturday last.
There is some talk of cheese
factory being started in the hote
building owned by Mrs. Ingram.
Lewis has purchased for the fall anG
winter trade fine stock of goods
which completely fills his store. The
stock of cloaks is exceptionally large
and fine. All can be suited with suits
and overcoats. Gloves and mittens
boots and shoes, rubber goods, etc, vii
be found in endless variety. All lines
complete. Call and inspect. Goods ant
prices cannot fail to please. Now is
the time to make selections. S. LEWIS
Alfred erase and wife visited Minera
Point on Monday last. Oliver Clan
vile and wife also went in on Wed
nesday and returned on Thursday.
The dwelling house of John Noel
about one mile and a half south of the
village of Linden, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday. AT about one O'Clock
p. m. the fire was noticed by parties
working close by, but it had got SC
much the start that they could not
master it. The wind was blowing hare
and the building burned rapidly. Al
of the contents was saved, however
except a trunk, which contained among
other valuables sum of money. Mr.
Noel was absent at the time attending
to his duties as roadmaster. There
was no insurance on the house, an6
the loss is severe one to him.
Richard Granville has erected a scat.
fold around the bell tower of the NJ. E
church building, to enable Mr.. Hankins
to finish the painting. 1t was quite a
job to put the scaffolding up so high
this windy weather.
Thos. Jones and Ed. MellOr have
gone to the western part of Iowa
where Mr.. Mellor will remain with re-
latives. Nh Jones will extend his
journey to Nebraska to look for land
He intends to engage in stock raising.
j. F. G.